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- Closure Of Edhi Centre (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Several days after the Edhi centre in Gujranwala sacked four employees for pilfering goods meant for the victims of the Oct 8 quake, the police have sealed the Edhi premises there and seized the centre’s ambulances and records.
- Experts Hope Report Can Unstick Farm Trade Talks (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Nov 16, 2005)
A report expected this week on the state of fraught global farm trade talks could help get negotiators back on track, experts said on Tuesday -- although suggesting a way forward will require delicate diplomacy.
- India Brazil Trade And Cooperation Take A Quantum Leap (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A Preferential Trade Agreement with Latin American trading bloc Mercosur and enhanced business to business contacts is resulting in a quantum jump in trade with Brazil and India.
- Can Blair Learn To Listen? (Hindu, Vidya Ram, Nov 16, 2005)
With his authoritarian style, the British Prime Minister views compromise as a sign of weakness rather than of a leader who listens to his party and the electorate. Is he becoming a lame duck?
- Un Calls For Global Aid Mobilization: Reconstruction In Quake-Hit Areas (Dawn, Masood Haider, Nov 16, 2005)
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution tabled by Pakistan calling on the UN to mobilize the international community to address the medium- and long-term reconstruction needs of the areas affected by last month’s ...
- Widening Power Gap (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has done well to declare a sort of emergency in the power sector with the aim of adding about 1,600-1,700 MW to the existing capacity of about 19400 MW by 2007 in view of the fast-increasing shortfall in power production . . .
- More Trade, Not Aid (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The move by developed countries to offer a $500-million aid package to the least developed countries (LDCs) in the on-going bargaining in the Doha round talks is not as simple as it seems.
- Debate On Medium Of Instruction (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 16, 2005)
A question we are still grappling with in Pakistan after 58 years is, what should be the language of instruction in our schools?
- Banking Up The Wrong Tree (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB).
- Private Equity: The Party Has Just Begun (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Nov 16, 2005)
Private equity evolved in India in the mid-90s along with the growth in the software services industry. The early movers included funds like TDICI, Draper International and Actis.
- A Two-Pronged Strategy For Boosting Trade (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Nov 16, 2005)
A two-pronged strategy for boosting trade
India should have trading agreements with more countries and ensure Safta becomes a strong RTA
- Walk The Talk (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar’s comment (Walk the Talk, FE Nov 15) that Indian farmers don’t need subsidies is plainspeak. But will correction come easily to a government that has its hands tied behind its back in dealing with such . . .
- Maintaining Credible Deterrence Against India "Compulsion":pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Pakistan today told the US that maintaining credible deterrence against India was a "compulsion" for it even as it emphasised on the importance of settling the Kashmir issue for durable peace in the region.
- Getting Pragmatic (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary,
- Car Bomb Kills Three Outside Kfc In Karachi - Police (Reuters, Aamir Ashraf, Nov 16, 2005)
A car bomb exploded outside a KFC fast-food restaurant in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding 15, police and doctors said.
- Dissident Mla Returns To Partyfold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
New twist to the ongoing controversy in the Telangana Rashtra Samiti
- Fourth Kashmir Crossing Opens (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan opened a fourth crossing point along the heavily militarized Line of Control in Kashmir on Monday but like the earlier three openings, the fourth one also failed to witness any human movement across the dividing line.
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- Usa Wrong On Iraqi Wmd: Bush Aide (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The USA was “wrong” about presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a top White House aide has admitted, while maintaining that Mr George W Bush did not manipulate intelligence and misled the American people to justify the war.
- Bombs Kill Two Bangla Judges (Statesman, Farid Ahmed, Nov 15, 2005)
Judges in Bangladesh threatened to stop work after two of their colleagues were killed in an explosion today. The judges were killed after unidentified men threw bombs at their car this morning, a day after the seven-nation Saarc Summit ended . . . .
- A Milestone In Bharatiana: Uncollected Writings (Hindu, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Nov 15, 2005)
An important source for understanding Bharati and for writing the history of early nationalism in Tamil Nadu
- Toxic Truths From The Iraqi Battlefront (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 15, 2005)
When a war is illegal, the methods of warfare are bound to go beyond what is permissible under the laws of war. But don't expect the American media to tell you any of this.
- Outrage At Jehanabad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2005)
Naxalites have caused a lot of mayhem in Bihar over the past many years. But all that pales into insignificance before the Jehanabad jailbreak they staged on Sunday. The sheer scale of the crime was outrageous.
- Daughters Have Right To Live (Tribune, Shakuntala Lavasa, Nov 15, 2005)
Added to the long list of things India is infamous for is the fact that we have female foeticide – elimination of the unwanted girl even before her birth! Prenatal sex-determination tests followed by quick abortions destroy thousands of foetuses much ....
- Naxals Kill 9 Abducted Sena Men (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Nine members of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, private army of upper caste landlords, who were abducted during the massive attack by the CPI (Maoists) on Jehanabad district jail, were killed as 1,000 paramilitary personnel were rushed today to this town,
- For A Waste-Free Society (Hindu, G. Krishnakumar, Nov 15, 2005)
For the former Minister for Education P.J. Joseph, waste means wealth. To take forward this message, he has a simple plan - involve students in waste management programmes.
- Bridge This Deficit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 15, 2005)
It is seldom that a political get-together throws up an expression which says it all. "Trust deficit" is one such which has emerged after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz on the sidelines . . .
- Expanding And Consolidating Saarc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
Expansion of the two-decades old, seven-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has been on the cards for sometime now.
- Voters To Redraw Latin America (Hindu, Dan Glaister, Nov 15, 2005)
There was a telling moment during the Mar del Plata summit of the Americas in Argentina earlier this month.
- Health Economics 101 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
America's patchwork, semiprivate system of health insurance is failing because insurance companies spend too much time screening applicants.
- Global Mobility Of Human Resources (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Nov 15, 2005)
Migration of labour is impacting global economy and culture
- Madhu’S Humour (Indian Express, R.K. MURTHI, Nov 15, 2005)
It's rightly observed of Madhu Dandavate that he made full use of Parliament’ s Zero Hour, to raise issues of public importance. What is less known is that he did this by raising a few laughs as well. I am taken back to the time when this diminutive ....
- Bangla Policy Is Out Of Kilter (Indian Express, SARADINDU MUKHERJI, Nov 15, 2005)
It sometimes appears amateurish when our South Asia ‘experts’, both within and outside South Block, try to structure Indo-Bangladesh relations on the time-honoured parameters of mutual respect, sensitivity, trade, and cultural exchange.
- Stand Firm (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 15, 2005)
Don’t succumb to arm-twisting by Iran
- Right Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 15, 2005)
The government's decision to ease the entry of new players in the National Long Distance (NLD) and International Long Distance (ILD) telephony last week is expected to provide further stimulus to the country's booming telecom sector.
- Sri Lanka Pm Skips Last Poll Rally On Security Scare (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Nov 15, 2005)
A security scare forced Sri Lanka's Prime Minister to miss his final presidential election rally on Monday and police stepped up patrols after a minister's bodyguard was shot dead by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Losing The Peace Plot (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 15, 2005)
In any creative endeavour, it is when you decide to play safe that you start raising the odds of failure. After an year and a half of bold experimentation on foreign policy, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might be at such a moment.
- Point By Point For Material Not Men (Greater Kashmir, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan opened a fourth crossing point along the heavily militarised Line of Control in Kashmir on Monday but like the earlier three openings, the fourth one also failed to witness any human movement across the dividing line.
- Taste And Health Together (Greater Kashmir, A H Pandit and M S Wani, Nov 15, 2005)
This crunchy dry fruit is relished by one and all, A H Pandit/ M S Wani writes about the food value of almonds
- Govt Cools On Fdi In Retail As Left Hardens Stand (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Reforms in the retail sector seem set to take more time as the government was today at pains to emphasise that caution was the over-riding concern in allowing foreign direct investment in the sector.
- Pervez Ups The Ante -Of Quake Relief And F-16s (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 15, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf’s sudden announcement to postpone the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the USA in order to direct the funds for quake relief is essentially intended to mollify the domestic constituency.
- Hard On World Bank -Guwahati Incident Unbecoming Of Ngos (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 15, 2005)
NGOs are set up specifically to help the people and they do enjoy a measure of public support.
- Minority Education (Statesman, Valson Thampu , Nov 15, 2005)
According to the Judge of the Allahabad High Court (2005), and before him the Supreme Court in Azeez Basha Vs Union of India (1968),
- Non-Saarc Engagements (Pakistan Observer, Zahid Malik, Nov 15, 2005)
In addition to witnessing the superb diplomatic maneuvers by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz-led Pakistan delegation at the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka, which led to the emergence of pleasantly surprising consensus of the SAARC leaders regarding expansion ....
- Expectations Low On Bush’S Asia Visit (Tribune, Craig Gordon, Nov 15, 2005)
President George W. Bush left for Asia on Monday with a hefty list of American demands, particularly for China: play fair on trade, do more to stop avian flu, improve human rights and step up pressure on North Korea.
- Pm Confident Of 7 Per Cent Growth Rate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
In a clear signal to the measures country plans to take at WTO talks in Hong Kong, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated today that globalisation was irreversible and the country should not shy away and rather prepare for greater integration.
- Pml Should Remain United (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has lamented political grouping and manoeuvring within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and said that the redress of grievances if any should be sought through interaction with the party chairman Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
- Invading Iraq A Mistake: Bush Aide (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The US was "wrong" about presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a top White House aide has admitted while maintaining that President George W. Bush did not manipulate intelligence and mislead the American people to justify the invasion of Baghda
- Un To Airlift Relief For Quake Survivors (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The United Nations will this week launch a major air operation to ferry food and other supplies to earthquake survivors high in Pakistan's mountains in frantic bid to beat the problems of winter.
- Good Governance In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Nov 15, 2005)
Good governance is important for countries and states at all stages of development.
- Pakistan For Keeping Loc Open Permanently (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 15, 2005)
Islamabad—Pakistan has emphasized that all crossing points on the Line of Control should remain open on all days of the week for the convenience of the Kashmiris. This was stated by Foreign Office spokespersonTasnim Aslam while responding to an Indian ...
- Pakistan Emerges Leading Player In Saarc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
The 13th SAARC summit that ended in Dhaka on Sunday has witnessed Pakistan playing a persuasive and convincing role not only to banish differences in the organization but also to ensure its promotion as a vital forum for regional development.
- Tata Motors Rolls Out 300 Hp Novus Tipper (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Nov 15, 2005)
Tata Motors today announced its entry into next-generation world-class commercial vehicles with the rollout of the 300hp Tata Novus tipper at its newly built facility here as part of Tata’s Rs 6,000- crore investment plans over the next five years.
- Prison Parting Shot With Kheer Party (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 15, 2005)
By this evening, Ajay Kanu, 35, the Maoist “area commander” in jail since 2003, was almost certainly out of Bihar.
- Traffic Horrors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 15, 2005)
Some responsible people think that newspapers should not carry horror reports and pictures at least on page one because it leaves a bad taste in the mouth of readers every morning.
- Us To Help Pak Seek More World Support (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The United States Monday assured Pakistan to help it seek more international support in rehabilitating the people affected by the Oct 8 earthquake and reconstruction of the devastated areas.
- Opening Of 3rd Crossing Point (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
Pakistan and India have opened the third crossing point at Noseri on the Line of Control. Another crossing point of Haji Pir Khawaja Bandi is expected to be opened on Wednesday.
- Loc Opening Proposal Accepted: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 15, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said that Pakistan has accepted Indian proposal to open Line of Control (LoC) twice a month. Speaking at the weekly briefing, the Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam referred to the agreement between Pakistan and India on . . . .
- A New Turn For Saarc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
The 13th Saarc summit in Dhaka, which ended on a positive note, gives rise to hopes that the regional body will now be revitalized. True, the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta),
- The Means And The Goal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Scriptures that enjoin spiritual discipline as essential to God realisation are invaluable signposts to the individual caught in the worldly cycle.
- This Isn’T The Real America By Jimmy Carter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
In recent years, I have become increasingly concerned by a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and Republican.
- Grave Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 15, 2005)
Let me return for a moment to the Zia period in order to go forward with the analysis I began to offer in this space last week.
- Playing With Safety (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Nov 15, 2005)
A letter published recently in the correspondence columns of this newspaper spoke of a discussion on a TV channel in which representatives of the Association of Builders and Developers and the Karachi Building Control Authority had been invited.
- French Riots And Blair’S Debacle (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Nov 15, 2005)
These are tough times for Europe’s leaders. In France, Britain and Germany, the men and women in charge are grappling unsuccessfully with an array of difficulties, raising serious doubts about their ability to tackle key social, economic and . . . .
- Democratic Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 15, 2005)
Investigations into the United Nations’ Food for Oil pro-gramme for Iraq have revealed that External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party have indulged in corrupt practices.
- Avoiding Avoidance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
The growing difficulty of raising taxes in an era of globalisation has been underlined in both Britain and Germany in recent days. Both governments need to reduce their escalating budget deficits.
- 24-7 — Too Much To Bear Too Little To Know (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 15, 2005)
A plethora of news channels has reduced news to a commodity.
- Powerful Earthquake Shakes Japan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early on Tuesday, triggering small tsunami waves that struck towns along the northeastern coast about 350 kms away.
- Putin Shuffle Sparks Race (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted his two closest allies — his chief-of-staff and his defence minister — in a government reshuffle today that made both of them strong contenders to succeed him in 2008.
- Kuvempu's Epic (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Nov 15, 2005)
SRI RAMAYANA DARSHANAM — Vol. I: Kuvempu; C.G. Purushothama — Tr in Sanskrit, Lakshmi Prakashana, 273, 3rd `A' Main, 8th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore-560095. Rs. 250.
- Unkept Promises (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
One of the modestly positive features of Egypt’s unfree presidential election two months ago was the set of promises made by the 77-year-old incumbent, Hosni Mubarak, on his way to being awarded a six-year-extension of his 24 years in power.
- Fling Open The Borders (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 15, 2005)
With another Saarc meeting, this time in Dhaka, behind us, we need to get rid of the woolly and predictable talk that engulfs such conclaves.
- Failed State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 15, 2005)
A weak and indecisive state is the worst thing that can happen to its citizens.
- Outsourcing Your Life (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 15, 2005)
I spent some weeks in Bangalore — not so much in a polluted, frenetic, overcrowded urban desert as in that verdant oasis of intellect, the Indian Institute of Science.
- Facilitate Pilgrimage (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 15, 2005)
In the coming days thousands of pilgrims shall leave for the Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. The blessed pilgrims shall perform Hajj,
- Sbi Moves Closer To Rate Hike (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Increase in repo rates serves as trigger for a possible 0.25% rise in cost of loans
- Chase Terrorists Off The Beaten Track (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2005)
The extradition of Abu Salem, a key protagonist of the 1993 Bombay blasts, must be welcomed.
- Sbi Plans Big-Ticket Global Acquisition (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Having undertaken three overseas acquisitions of banks thought of as minnows in their home markets, State Bank of India has said it will soon be ready for its first global big-ticket deal.
- India Will Have To Present 'Credible' Plan Of Separation: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Asserting that the Bush Administration was committed to implementing the July 18 nuclear agreement with India, the US today made it clear that India would have to present a "credible" plan of separating civil and nuclear establishments before the . . .
- Reforms To Continue, But To Focus On Core Sectors: Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The government would press ahead with reforms to ensure the healthy growth of the economy in the long-term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. The focus will be on infrastructure sectors like power and social sectors such as education to put . . .
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